get out there. see the world.
Merge tag
[edit]This article has one, but I am about to remove it. Discussion at Talk:Singles_travel#Merge_tag. Pashley (talk) 23:45, 6 August 2013 (UTC)
Related article
[edit]Any inspiration in this Travel & Leisure magazine article Best Countries for Solo Travelers? Pashley (talk) 13:43, 16 June 2015 (UTC)
FYI: Why women are drawn to solo travel and how the tourism industry is responding
[edit]https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/why-women-are-drawn-to-solo-travel-and-how-the-tourism-industry-is-responding —Justin (koavf)❤T☮C☺M☯ 02:45, 19 January 2024 (UTC)
Wolters World on solo travel
[edit]Wolters World has a list video on the drawbacks of traveling alone. Most of these issues are already mentioned by this article. Spoiler:
- It is lonely
- All pictures are selfies
- Accommodation gets more expensive
- No wingman/bodyguard/porter/assistant
- You have to watch your bags and equipment
- Traveling alone needs to be explained to friends
- No shared experience
- Missing loved ones, and guilt for leaving them behind
- Crisis management gets difficult
/Yvwv (talk) 18:40, 9 April 2025 (UTC)
Rename to Solo travel
[edit]Solo travel feels far more idiomatic and natural to me than travelling alone. //shb (t | c | m) 12:47, 17 April 2026 (UTC)
- Support. The phrase "solo travel" sounds a bit more positive to my ear, too. —Granger (talk · contribs) 04:53, 19 April 2026 (UTC)
- I find "travelling alone" more natural, and I don't find a name change necessary. I think that when I've described it, I've said I had a lot of fun traveling by myself. I wouldn't say I had fun traveling solo. Solos for me as a professional musician are musical. Is "solo travel" an industry term, and does that justify our using it? It seems quite formal to me. Ikan Kekek (talk) 06:21, 19 April 2026 (UTC)
- Support. It is extremely common in the broader tourism industry and has surged in popularity. According to google stats our usage of it has quadrupled (or even more than). It may be less formal but is more common imo.
- Globetrotter30 (talk) 15:05, 19 April 2026 (UTC)
- You think it's less formal? Which word is more common in English: "solo" or "alone"? Ikan Kekek (talk) 15:25, 19 April 2026 (UTC)
- @Ikan Kekek Alone in English, but solo is more common in a travel sense.
- Thanks, Globetrotter30 (talk) 16:22, 19 April 2026 (UTC)
- You think it's less formal? Which word is more common in English: "solo" or "alone"? Ikan Kekek (talk) 15:25, 19 April 2026 (UTC)
- * Support for SEO reasons and brevity. /Yvwv (talk) 16:54, 19 April 2026 (UTC)